AEHI Class Action Settlement Based on SEC Complaint Is Final

BOISE, ID--(Marketwire - Nov 9, 2012) - Alternate Energy Holdings, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: AEHI) (www.aehipower.com) today announced Hon. Judge B. Lynn Winmill finalized settlement proceedings regarding a class lawsuit, which was filed by the Rosen Law Firm in January 2011. The suit essentially duplicated a complaint filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which was filed in December 2010.

The settlement was finalized October 31, 2012 following an agreement between AEHI and stockholders, which was fulfilled by AEHI in June 2012 through a payment of $450,000. The amount was agreed upon during a settlement conference in April 2012.

As part of the settlement, all defendants, including AEHI, Don Gillispie, and Jennifer Ransom, admit no wrongdoing and see this as a means to reduce further litigation costs to the company

The lawsuit also provides a method for stockholders to receive compensation for any potential losses they may have incurred, following the 2010 complaint from the SEC.

Any questions regarding settlement or payment should be referred to the Rosen Law Firm at 212-686-1060.

AEHI has been working toward the building of a proposed nuclear power plant in Payette County, Idaho. The company received rezone approval from the Payette County Planning and Zoning Commission on December 9, 2010, and unanimous local rezoning approval from Payette County Commissioners on June 20, 2011.

About Alternate Energy Holdings, Inc. (http://www.aehipower.com) -- Alternate Energy Holdings develops and markets innovative carbon-free energy sources. The company is the nation's only publicly traded independent nuclear power plant developer seeking to build a new nuclear power plant; Idaho Energy Complex is the lead project. Other business units include Energy Neutral®, which reduces energy demands for homes and businesses using primarily renewables (http://www.energyneutralinc.com) and Green World Water™, which markets nuclear desalination reactors primarily to developing countries for production of potable water, power generation and other suitable applications (http://www.greenworld-h2o.com).

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